Growing strawberries indoors

[@melodymolander3981]

I can't believe you only have 110 subscribers! I hope your channel grows like your strawberries! This video was so well done and informative. Thank you!

[@HomefortheHarvest]

Thank you Melody! I couldn't imagine a more lovely comment to receive. I'm new to KZbin and it means so much

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great video Mary Jane. And your subscribers are building. Keep at it, and thank you.

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[@jackielearnsandteaches]

Thank you for making this accessible. I was at the local plant nursery and everybody made it sound like strawberries shouldn’t be attempted inside my apartment. I only have a north facing window, so I’m going to get some grow lights. But I got pretty discouraged by the feedback they had. Your advice and your positive attitude are really helpful! ☺️💜

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[@Machati]

As a beginner, I've been pained by so many questions and this answered all of them :) I'm excited to grow strawberries!

[@daisrodriguez929]

I subscribed because you seem to have the sweetest personality ever and your video was super helpful!!🥺💕

[@HomefortheHarvest]

Thank you so much Dais!! That is so kind 💖 Made my day!

[@davidlee2052]

You can put some pebbles on the bottom of your container if it doesn’t have drainage holes, so the roots aren’t sitting in puddles and doesn’t get root rot :)

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[@Deb-xm1jw]

Great video! Love your friendly, enthusiastic approach to gardening. Never thought about growing strawberries inside. I think my kids would enjoy this as a little homeschool project.

[@HomefortheHarvest]

So nice of you 💕 Thank you!

[@CCAnne]

@@HomefortheHarvestjust did this for homeschool it was a lot of fun ❤️ thank you

[@learningasigo1269]

It’s April 2021, and I am about to plant some strawberries in pots and put them outside on my deck. My plan is to bring them indoors and grow them throughout the winter by placing them on my windowsill the way you did. Thank you for this very informative video. I look forward to seeing you do many more.

[@paulchristopher8634]

I have just done that.I have put some straw over the soil so that the leaves don’t root

[@MedinaMeyer-o8q]

Thank you, Thank you ,Thank you! Just bought a strawberry plant and have no idea where to start. This video was really helpful and gave me the confidence i need to channel my inner green thumb

[@strahdvonzarovich...]

Her "I'm such a silly person" personality is just adorable!

[@jamm0356]

I appreciate how you don't use official terms for the parts of the flower. It's very relatable. 😊

[@pardeepsinghbajwa4895]

Came for strawberry plant, subscribed and stayed cuz of your wonderful personality. Keep going. ❣ from India.

[@pooriafarokhianIRAN]

It's very fun to watch her videos, she puts lots of love in what she is doing. I definitely going to try.

[@janeesimone]

Very informative! I bought seedlings but now I want to get a runner so it’s faster lol. I learned a lot just form this video. New subscriber!

[@HomefortheHarvest]

Glad it was helpful! And yea, its so fun when they start to get runners!! 🙌 🍓

[@eshagupta8434]

me and my family loves strawberries, i am growing a strawberry tree for a experiment ( thanks for the heart :)

[@moviemonster2083]

Great tips. I'm growing three alpine strawberries and I'll use your pollen trick if I'm lucky enough to get flowers. I had no idea that was a thing.

[@lindafindmeajob7089]

Thank you I just bought a strawberry plant and didn’t know what to do with it so this helps a lot

[@briankeith6256]

I just love your enthusiasm! Thank you so much.

[@camadai]

Thank you! Great vid. I just started growing strawberries from seed, from store-bought berries to a hydroponic grower, and now I have a pretty big plant! I'm just not sure how to deal with all the runners. Right now I'm sort of circling them within the big pot, hoping they'll just grow. I thought I'd just propagate it a little further also. I guess I'll see, but this video really helped!

[@HomefortheHarvest]

I'm so glad! That sounds absolutely wonderful 😍

[@candyallison9739]

Trying this for the first time this year ❤

[@thunderdragon8341]

this is helpful as i live in an apartment so plan to grow some fruit, veggies, and herbs so save money as inflation is real bad

[@maxpower1337]

Great video 🍓🍓🍓

[@whyallthefuss201]

Hey it’s Princess Leia! You’ve comeback as a gardener. Joking aside, it’s been difficult to grow any fruits outside with all the wild animals that enjoys the fruits more than I do. I need to try your method of growing the berries inside

[@coledibiase5971]

I feel you, started growing tomatoes and the racoon's ate them the day before I was ready to start harvesting! The next night they came back and I injured one throwing a lawn chair at it, then I felt bad and called animal control and just told them that their was an injured raccoon in my yard that couldn't climb the fence out, they came and said it probably got hurt falling off my fence lol. What's funny was a few weeks later the rehabilitation shelter actually invited me to come release it after it had recovered lol.

[@BeardedGrower79]

Looks like a lot of fun! Thanks for the info!

[@scootamayne610]

Will this be good for a beginner? My uncle has an awesome garden 🪴 and kind of got me wanting to do this as well. And what type of soil do you use? And new to the channel

[@nimbleduck]

you look really passionate, its awesome.

[@curtisk12studios64]

this is so helpful!!

[@Knownasnemoo]

Hey i have a question. So as of writing this (late september) most strawberries has finished blooming throughout Denmark (the outdoor ones atleast) and i'm helping a friend in his garden and got permission to take one of the already-done-blooming strawberry plants home. I took the soil it came from (good and moist and active microbio) and re-planted it at home in a non-leak container. The plant already looked a little flat and tired, presumably because its finished for the season. Do you think it is still able to take hold and get back into it? or what do you think will happen. I uprooted it with surrouning soil so i would guess that it already has the establishment it needs together with soil it came from. I watered it enough to make the soil just barely wet and left it there. Do you think it will thrive again? it is placed by a window that recieves a few hours of direct sun and then passive daylight.

[@jimhowie8171]

LOVE!

[@DR-cf2nz]

Thank you very much ❤❤❤

[@HomefortheHarvest]

Thank you so much for checking out my channel!

[@GailsSouthernLiving]

New subscriber for you. Hello from Texas. That's awesome!

[@HomefortheHarvest]

Welcome!! Thanks so much for checking out my channel! 🥰

[@michaelPlante-j9d]

i have my strawberry in a hanging basket. should i let the soil completely dry out before i water it again?

[@botflyguy7814]

I've had really good luck growing strawbs without drainage holes since mine are always so thirsty. Just have to be careful. A moisture meter helps!

[@HomefortheHarvest]

Good tip! I hadn't thought of bringing my indoors ...would be nice to have!

[@tarachambers7704]

Thanks, my strawberries are thriving but not growing berries indoors -- I will make sure that when I self pollinate that I am getting closer to the center.

[@ricardorodriguesrr18]

Dont they need certain amount of chill hours like other berries ?

[@carlosortega5130]

What's the firalizer called??

[@jullianwilliams553]

I just got a small one the other day but I notice that the leaves are starting to turn yellow.. how do I fix this?

[@ghazi2228]

for how long they can stay in pot indoor? my kitchen is sunny and appropriate?- Got Australian strawberries.

[@valeriesmith15]

Lovely video. Currently growing strawberries indoors, some I am growing from seed, Unwins Delician, six plants growing from seed and 5 variety Snow white grown from bareroots.

[@HomefortheHarvest]

Sounds great! I've never tried Delician but it sounds lovely. So satisfying to grow stawberries from seed :)

[@valeriesmith15]

@@HomefortheHarvest Update my Delician have 3 strawberries, one is ripening. Other pots, the plants are growing well indeed.

[@Germaximus]

this is cool. what's a runner?

[@kookyFarmer289]

A runner is a long stem that a strawberry plant shoots out to help it grow out larger while looking for other areas of nutrients.

[@peachiegrinsxd]

Some people put newspaper before the soil so soil doesn’t come out from the drainage holes

[@cathryn8873]

But wouldnt that cause molding and mess the plant up from the paper staying moist from the soil, or stalling the plants watter because the paper soaks it up?

[@mreenpeters4423]

I heard coffee filters were best but haven't tried it

[@RiseUpInHim]

How do you keep the bugs off your plant? I grew herbs in my indoor window sill. They did amazing but had to put them outside because all the bugs came after a few weeks.

[@thegirlvera3507]

I put cinnamon in my indoor plants just sprinkle it on top of soil it keeps bugs away and doesn’t harm the plants

[@OG-Ronin]

What are your thoughts on promix soil and fertilizer?

[@HomefortheHarvest]

I've been really happy with it - I did some backyard potting soil trials a few years ago which helped solidify it as my choice. I do try to purchase OMRI-listed soil + fertilizer, so that was another plus for me

[@thesleepingspot310]

Every time I try to grow plants in doors, or even just trying to make some starts before they go in the garden, I ALWAYS get gnats. Do you have any tips for gnats?

[@HomefortheHarvest]

Ugh they're so irritating! Yes, I've had them a few times in my plants, generally they seem to come in on new plants (especially rescue plants) or from bringing outdoor plants indoors. I start by getting ALL the plants in my house and removing the dead leaves and any gross potting soil from the top. I just squish the adult flies and hope that most of the eggs get gone from cleaning the surface. Then I water the plants only from the bottom. Its easy to water plant pots with holes in the bottom in the sink, but with these ones in bowls you kinda have to dig a little well. The top soil gets dry and crusty and I think this makes the soil inhospitable for the baby gnats. So ya, for houseplants, you can usually get rid of them by squishing the flies and watering from the bottom. For starts, I'd isolate them from other indoor potting soil and only use sterile seed starting mix from a fresh or otherwise sealed bag. I guess fungus gnats aren't the worst pest, but they sure are one of the most irritating!

[@bolton7961]

Poor boiling water down the sink if your plants are nearby as they can lay eggs in there also if your plant is drought tolerant and can thrive in dryer soils for a while then let it dry out a little as gnats hate that

[@gstrader73]

What kind of doors are you growing plants in? Are they woodeon or steel doors?

[@adelinamatinca6167]

Love this video so much !!

[@HomefortheHarvest]

Thank you!! Wishing you a lovely spring 🥰

[@omidk3173]

Hi, thank you so much for the video, great to watch. I am building a bench in a sunroom for a breakfast area and I was going to put strawberry pots above the back of the bench, the room gets a lot of sun all day but I wanted to know if I could use a rectangular pot and "direct" the runners towards that way so that I have a rectangle pot of strawberries running horizontally rather than vertically?

[@HomefortheHarvest]

The runners are very flexible so you should have no issue lifting/bending them up and over to other pots on the same horizontal window sill. I think this could be very cool indeed!

[@omidk3173]

@@HomefortheHarvest cool thanks :) I'll send you pics if it works out!

[@mandy8959]

Hello can I use Pete moss for all my plants is there a way to give the plants extra nutrients Thank you I love this video ❤️

[@davesterchele2679]

Does the organic fertilizer work well in your soil mixture? It seems that there isn't much organic material in the soil to process the fertilizer. I wonder if you would do better with either a liquid fertilizer or a more oganic soil than coco coir and perlite which doesn't have microbial life in it.

[@japirah19]

That was SO helpful thank you very much for making this video!

[@fascistphilosophy5649]

how often do you water, especially considering no drainage holes? maybe a cup a week for that size of bowl? ...maybe a half cup if no drainage? .....I lost 2 straight crops in vertical towers to root rot, exploring watering schedules ....

[@tobinrysenga1894]

I've had poor luck with mine so far in the garage with LED grow lights. I never know if its the wrong amount of light, poor soil or what. Going to try one more time indoors this time.

[@lesbetts5694]

this is old but you did figure out you can just shake your plants to pollinate them just like pepper plants eh. just give it a good ruff shake and it will polinate

[@ash-xj9it]

Hi! I have strawberries growing indoors and I just planted them from seeds today,, but am a bit confused on how much/ how often to water them? I’m not sure how to measure inches to ml haha

[@HomefortheHarvest]

I'd keep the seeds damp until they sprout and the seedlings get a few cm high at least. The tricky part is to keep the soil damp/moist but not overly wet/muddy. The roots of the baby sprout will go looking for water and nutrients in the soil, but they also need access to air (so the soil shouldn't be totally saturated/wet).

[@ash-xj9it]

@@HomefortheHarvest tysm let’s hope they grow haha, do you happen to know how long they would take to sprout?

[@HomefortheHarvest]

@@ash-xj9it Mine took a week or two, but I had a plant light over them and so they had lots of light and were pretty warm. I did the freezer cold-stratification with them too as I bought the seeds in the fall. I've had them germinate lots on their own from fallen berries, and while i don't know how long it took, I think it probably took longer (a month maybe)? Strawberry seeds have always taken way longer to germinate for me than veg/herb seeds.

[@angelbabyboo2227]

Hi! Ty for this video. Can I add banana peel or banana to the soil in place of fertilizer? I have soil and strawberries but lacking the fertilizer. And can I grow them in winter in my windowsill?

[@chinonyechukwunyere8589]

You make amazing content I will tell my friends to subscribe and watch your videos

[@aking-e5y]

I love this

[@natalievelez5996]

Do you have to use fertilizer ????

[@Sifubhaiarmy]

Hello may I asked few questions First how many times we apply water in day Second it is easy to grow in indor

[@allisonreed6391]

I live in South West Cornwall I just brought my strawberry plant in as we got heavy rain and wind any advice in looking after it in doors as we are going to have bad weather for a while

[@Eurotool]

If they are planted indoors under grow lights, will they bear fruit continuously, or only once or twice a year?

[@HomefortheHarvest]

Mine have never fruited truly continuously, more intermittently. They do spread out the crop much more than outdoor ones though

[@Eurotool]

@@HomefortheHarvest Thank you!

[@alaDiRia]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@Gledii]

hi. once you harvest, the plant still produce or you would need a new plant?

[@HomefortheHarvest]

The plants generally keep producing for a few years, and will also typically send out roots/runners to make new offspring plants

[@moe20302030]

Just a question please , you really don’t need holes drilled on the bottom of the pot for draining excess water ? You just don’t add too much water , and that’s it ?? Can you explain this in more details please ?

[@hilarryhenry831]

Nice

[@Gregoriosplace]

Thanks for the video. So basicaly just put some dirt in a pot, water it, put it in a semi shaded place and go for it. I can tell you love plants. Good for you.

[@mreenpeters4423]

strawberries are better in full sun than semi shaded, but I guess it depends on what zone you are in

[@hopeking3588]

I had a thought can I grow strawberries inside.i have the barefoot so good luck to me.last year I tryed and my barefoot might have had bug damage. Well I'm trying again! And if it dont work ill go buy the plant! So I thought im going to grow some inside and some outside my miracle already has fertizer in it and that's nice.and I went to utube and there you were!cause I did not know I could grow them inside.thats cool!

[@rosemaryangiolino3835]

You didn’t show how to grow from seeds

[@IwantRoses]

You remind me of a young Julia Ormond!

[@lalupemmanamada9143]

I have planted one but it is drying..it is not successful for me ..love from India😄

[@ABDURRAHIM-wo7zs]

LOVELY

[@millionviews4501]

Could you please provide seed name

[@HomefortheHarvest]

I wish I remembered! It was years ago I bought them. I did write down my faves here, and this is likely a descendant www.homefortheharvest.com/best-tasting-strawberry-varieties/

[@chocalatekid8024]

Profound

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You look hella stoned lol... I subscribed

[@HomefortheHarvest]

😂

[@valeriesanchez3074]

Lol

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I brought 4 let's see

[@denisegirmer4550]

Put it in full sun!

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❤️❤️❤️

[@kiranazeem9625]

So much

[@AKSTEVE1111]

Blessings, Thank you for showing pollination, I am 59 and never knew this about Strawberries. I had a Date Palm farm in Arizona and manually pollinated, big difference in process ╰(*°▽°*)╯

[@marcrenato3484]

I just hope you wont be using the bowl for food anymore

[@hoodie5892]

She is so sweet

[@plantgurugangsta7299]

Could just use a saucer...lol 🤷‍♀️

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Now I can have food for free

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🙃

[@EricChowder7]

are you an engineer??

[@jayflo588]

You seem so nervous when you talk. You laugh at the weirdest moments. Kind of distracting

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Such a sweet and humble girl you are 😊😊 prettier

[@june2110]

you talking too low

[@CoolMama69]

Will they grow them all year